Gerwin
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Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old High German wini 'friend'.
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1385 Gherwyn BbRT p. 338;
1402 Gherwyn ibid. p. 343;
1412 Gherwyn ibid. p. 346;
1419 Gherwyn ibid. p. 348;
1429 Gerwin ibid. p. 354;
1430 Gerwin ibid. p. 354
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Gairoinus (nom) irminon-vol2 35, Palatiolum
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1401 gerwino (dat) HD1401 no. 353
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerwin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Gerwin.